After all the Summer activity with the Corsair it had gone a bit quiet since passing the MOT in early September. Apart from attending the Sturminster Newton car event on the first Saturday of September & October it was local runs to the recycling centre and errands to Gillingham (Dorset) being the main journeys.
By October I had a few minor jobs on the car, one was to source the occasional ‘clanking’ noise from the front nearside when I went over bumps at low speeds. It turned out to be the front hub brake disc back plate vibrating on the brake calliper. A tweak of the offending bit of metal with a screwdriver and it was sorted. The other job was to top up the clutch master cylinder – there is a minor leak on the clutch slave cylinder – a job for next year. The final task was to fix the gear lever housing, it had come undone or popped off, however the rubber gaiter had kept the gear lever in a useable position for a time.
A brisk 9 mile test drive on one of my favourite roads (B3181) was needed to check the tighter gear lever and that the clanking noise had gone away, which it had. The Corsair will see less use over the coming winter months unless the roads are dry and free from road salt. Thanks for reading the blog.